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Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy. Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent book, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point. As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits gratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleague at work or play. Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself. Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction; it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger, hatred and bitterness—is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost. It’s crisis and chaos—danger, disease, disability and death—that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it. It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between laboring under the illusion(幻觉) they are self-sufficient, says Emmons. The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religious and their respective scripture(经文). Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is “giving thanks for everything”. To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practise and develop gratitude. I’m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book. Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons. 小题1:. What is the text mainly discussed?A.There are many ways of being thankful. | B.Gratitude is important to happiness. | C.Mom is great for her being thankful. | D.Being thankful will keep you fit. | 小题2:. The author mentions Robert A. Emmons’ book Thanks! in order to prove that __________. A. Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology. B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons. C. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist. D. mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude. 小题3:. It will be easier for you to feel grateful when___________.A.you live a comfortable life | B.you receive gifts on your birthday | C.you get help during your hard times | D.you are congratulated on your success | 小题4: What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?A.It is enough to thank others orally | B.Whether you are thankful is always up to you | C.Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere | D.It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others. | 小题5: In the writer’s opinion, Emmon’s book Thanks! On gratitude is________.A.one-side | B.reasonable | C.puzzling | D.helpful |
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小题1:B 小题2:D 小题3:C 小题4:C 小题5:D |
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试题分析:文章介绍了充满感激之情是人们所必须具有的一种感情,也是人们感觉幸福的必要因素。同时感激之情也是人们最难表达的一种感受。表达感激不应是一种形为,而应该是一种心理的状态,始终要有感恩之心,感谢生活,感谢我们身边的人等等。 小题1:B大意理解题。Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness 加利福尼亚大学心理学教授Robert A. Emmons说,感激之情是人幸福的一个重要元素。下文围绕这一主题展开,故答案应为B。 小题2:D细节理解题。Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy. Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent book, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point. 两个自然段的大意为:妈妈是正确的,那怕是因为最小的礼物和最轻的善举,如果你道了声谢谢,你就会感到幸福。Robert A. Emmons,说,感恩之心是人幸福的必要因素之一。所以是为了证明妈妈的话而引用了这本书,故答案应为D。 小题3:C细节理解题。To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger, hatred and bitterness—is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.大意为:在危机之时如生气,憎恶,苦涩也要充满感激,所以是指在有困难的时候,获得别人的帮助要有感激之心。故答案应为C。 小题4:C细节理解题。文章的第一自然段讲到妈妈教导我,再小的礼物,再小的善举也要说声谢谢。最后一自段我要牢记妈妈的建议在充满给予,付出,回报的社会中,我要学会说声谢谢。所以是无论何时何地我们都要有感恩的心。故答案应为C。 小题5:D细节理解题。作者在第一自然段提到,人们也感到幸福,感恩之心也是必不可少的,所以感恩之心也是有助于我们幸福的,同时下文中无论生活中遇到什么问题,我们都要怀有感恩的心,所以作者对感恩的态度就是它有助于我们生活幸福。故答案应为C。 【考点】考查人生百味类文章的阅读理解。 |
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I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing to change our attitude…and our life. The young musician Mr. Patrick was onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his smile. Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which him lame for life. However, as a child, he was with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first , he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two , he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was . “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.” When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father the night shift(夜班)in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dad’s my .” But even more than his musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that _ my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how _ he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and for over five minutes. We all face misfortune in our lives. ,it’s not the hardship but how we to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During times, do we spend too much time feeling for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
小题1: | A.knowledge | B.quality | C.wisdom | D.power |
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小题2: | A.rolled | B.held | C.allowed | D.dragged |
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小题3: | A.wrote | B.provided | C.made | D.gave |
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小题4: | A.strange | B.magic | C.bitter | D.friendly |
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小题5: | A.took | B.led | C.forced | D.left |
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小题6: | A.fitted | B.connected | C.associated | D.filled |
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小题7: | A.place | B.birthday | C.performance | D.attempt |
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小题8: | A.memories | B.words | C.tries | D.notes |
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小题9: | A.confused | B.amused | C.interested | D.overjoyed |
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小题10: | A.listed | B.found | C.attended | D.organized |
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小题11: | A.worked | B.found | C.refused | D.cancelled |
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小题12: | A.dream | B.hero | C.music | D.song |
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小题13: | A.unbearable | B.unbelievable | C.unconditional | D.unreasonable |
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小题14: | A.touched | B.calmed | C.freed | D.felt |
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小题15: | A.satisfied | B.concerned | C.blessed | D.laughed |
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小题16: | A.cheered | B.whispered | C.shouted | D.laughed |
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小题17: | A.Therefore | B.Otherwise | C.However | D.Besides |
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小题19: | A.happy | B.modern | C.tough | D.usual |
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小题20: | A.great | B.sorry | C.hopeful | D.proud |
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It was a busy morning about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30. The nurse had him take a in the waiting area, him it would be at least 40 minutes someone would be able to see him. I saw him his watch and decided, since I was busy ---my patient didn’t at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. The gentleman said no and told me that he to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his . He told me she had been for a while and she had a special disease. I asked if she would be if he was a bit late. He replied that she knew who he was, and that she had not been able to him for five years. I was , and asked him, “And you go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back as he left. Now I that in marriages, true love is of all that is. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; They just the best use of everything they have. isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
小题1: | A.breath | B.test | C.seat | D.break |
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小题2: | A.persuading | B.promising | C.understanding | D.telling |
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小题3: | A.if | B.before | C.since | D.after |
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小题4: | A.taking off | B.fixing | C.looking at | D.winding |
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小题5: | A.very | B.also | C.seldom | D.not |
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小题6: | A.turn up | B.show off | C.come on | D.go away |
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小题7: | A.needed | B.forgot | C.agreed | D.happened |
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小题8: | A.daughter | B.wife | C.mother | D.sister |
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小题9: | A.late | B.well | C.around | D.there |
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小题10: | A.lonely | B.worried | C.doubtful | D.glad |
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小题11: | A.so far | B.neither | C.no longer | D.already |
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小题12: | A.recognize | B.answer | C.believe | D.expect |
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小题13: | A.moving | B.disappointed | C.surprised | D.satisfied |
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小题14: | A.only | B.then | C.thus | D.still |
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小题15: | A.curiosity | B.tears | C.words | D.judgment |
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小题16: | A.realise | B.suggest | C.hope | D.prove |
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小题17: | A.agreement | B.expression | C.acceptance | D.exhibition |
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小题18: | A.necessarily | B.completely | C.naturally | D.frequently |
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小题19: | A.learn | B.make | C.favour | D.try |
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小题20: | A.Adventure | B.Beauty | C.Trust | D.Life |
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Homelessness is a huge problem all over the world. It’s said that each day there are about one million people on the streets in the US. It is a serious problem which should be effectively(有效地). There are main reasons for people leaving their homes: poverty and less affordable houses bad economic conditions. Living without a home people main targets of violence activities and these homeless people have to face the following . They have to move , carrying their belongings, which makes difficult to help them. They have limited to bathrooms and restrooms and are forced to live in dirty conditions, making them easy to be attacked by . They have limited access to health-care facilities in case of emergency(紧急情况), and no access to education as they have no money. They are often badly treated by society, makes them unfriendly, often ending up being involved(被卷入) in activities connected with crime like selling drugs or guns. Homelessness is not that happened suddenly --- it has been in the country for . The society usually those living on the street to be mentally(精神上) ill sometimes. This belief is partially true. Most of them are people just like you and me. The government is doing it can to help but it is not enough, so the ordinary citizens have to help it’s possible. There are various organizations, such as charity organizations that are working all the time to help them and the united efforts have helped of people return to their normal lifestyle. However, there is still a long way to go a better situation is created for all the homeless.
小题1: | A.going | B.working | C.playing | D.living |
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小题2: | A.worked out | B.concerned with | C.dealt with | D.made up |
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小题3: | A.one | B.several | C.two | D.three |
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小题4: | A.according to | B.because of | C.in addition to | D.as to |
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小题5: | A.makes | B.takes | C.has | D.gives |
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小题6: | A.challenges | B.difficulties | C.activities | D.punishments |
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小题7: | A.out | B.quickly | C.about | D.personally |
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小题9: | A.access | B.right | C.time | D.approach |
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小题10: | A.robbers | B.polices | C.disasters | D.diseases |
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小题11: | A.seldom | B.almost | C.hardly | D.ever |
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小题13: | A.anything | B.something | C.nothing | D.everything |
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小题14: | A.weeks | B.days | C.seconds | D.decades |
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小题15: | A.believes | B.judges | C.makes | D.lets |
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小题16: | A.common | B.ordinary | C.normal | D.usual |
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小题18: | A.whatever | B.however | C.whichever | D.whenever |
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小题19: | A.million | B.millions | C.hundred | D.thousand |
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小题20: | A.when | B.after | C.before | D.unless |
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We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe . These comments may come from stories about us that have been for years—often from childhood. These stories may have no in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations my development? I was never to work on cars or be around . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation! Six years later, , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the , I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ” Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life and told him about my performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ is it that you can solve mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?” Suddenly I realized that I didn’t from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost we choose.
小题2: | A.them | B.myself | C.yourself | D.others |
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小题3: | A.said | B.spoken | C.spread | D.repeated |
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小题4: | A.as long as | B.as far back as | C.as well as | D.as much as |
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小题5: | A.evidence | B.wisdom | C.cause | D.meaning |
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小题6: | A.lead | B.improve | C.affect | D.change |
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小题7: | A.encouraged | B.demanded | C.hoped | D.agreed |
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小题8: | A.means | B.tools | C.facilities | D.hammers |
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小题9: | A.therefore | B.somehow | C.instead | D.however |
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小题10: | A.settled | B.turned | C.took | D.got |
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小题11: | A.short | B.other | C.weak | D.latter |
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小题12: | A.experiences | B.trips | C.roads | D.paths |
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小题13: | A.unexpected | B.poor | C.excellent | D.average |
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小题15: | A.challenging | B.advanced | C.common | D.normal |
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小题16: | A.handle | B.separate | C.suffer | D.come |
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小题17: | A.believe | B.doubt | C.adopt | D.receive |
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小题18: | A.weakening | B.strengthening | C.questioning | D.accepting |
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小题19: | A.As a result | B.At the same time | C.In addition | D.Instead |
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小题20: | A.everything | B.something | C.nothing | D.none |
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Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we realize that those challenges are the very things that us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with . When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing the challenge isn"t worth the and call it quits. Although there are certainly when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most all that is needed is and communication. When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. you can say to a friend, "I got my feeling hurt," "You hurt my feelings," you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster. In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for they are: small hurdles you need to jump or on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is to get over, and hurt only to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it to everyone, and some day you will all of this and say, "Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing."
小题1: | A.seem to | B.come to | C.hope to | D.try to |
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小题2: | A.design | B.promote | C.direct | D.shape |
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小题3: | A.confidence | B.pressure | C.friendship | D.difficulty |
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小题4: | A.opportunities | B.expectations | C.choices | D.aspects |
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小题5: | A.demanding | B.deserving | C.predicting | D.presenting |
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小题6: | A.comment | B.loss | C.trouble | D.expense |
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小题7: | A.spans | B.times | C.dates | D.ages |
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小题8: | A.cases | B.fields | C.parts | D.occasions |
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小题9: | A.assessment | B.commitment | C.encouragement | D.adjustment |
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小题10: | A.doubtful | B.shameful | C.harmful | D.painful |
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小题11: | A.keep | B.control | C.face | D.catch |
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小题12: | A.space | B.plan | C.topic | D.room |
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小题14: | A.other than | B.rather than | C.or rather | D.or else |
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小题15: | A.what | B.who | C.where | D.which |
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小题16: | A.pass by | B.come across | C.get through | D.run over |
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小题17: | A.unnecessary | B.necessary | C.impossible | D.possible |
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小题18: | A.serves | B.means | C.aims | D.attempts |
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小题19: | A.opens | B.appeals | C.goes | D.happens |
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小题20: | A.look down on | B.look back on | C.look forward to | D.look up to |
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